How To Install shanty on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shanty on Kali Linux.

What is shanty

shanty is:

Shanty takes a text file and an image (PNG or JPG) and creates a PostScript file where one pixel in the image becomes one character in the PostScript.

You can use it for making posters with the source and logo of your favourite project or with the letter and a photograph of your favourite group.

There are three methods to install shanty on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install shanty Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install shanty using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install shanty

Install shanty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shanty using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shanty

Install shanty Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install shanty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shanty

How To Uninstall shanty on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the shanty package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shanty

Uninstall shanty And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shanty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shanty

Remove shanty Configurations and Data

To remove shanty configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shanty

Remove shanty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shanty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shanty

Dependencies

shanty have the following dependencies:

• libgd-gd2-perl
• perl

References

• shanty website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shanty package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.